Money Hungry (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)

The mesmerizing story of one girl's struggle to break her family's cycle of poverty is reissued with an arresting new cover.

Thirteen-year-old Raspberry Hill is starved for money. She will do just about anything legal to get her hands on the almighty dollar — wash cars, sell rotten candy, skip lunch, clean houses. She is obsessed. She is driven. She is afraid. Memories of being homeless, sleeping in the streets, and eating handouts keep Raspberry's eye on the only prize that matters to her: ...